Saturday, May 17, 2008

Guo Dai Lai (GDL) aka Delivery of Bethrothal Gifts

The dreaded GDL had arrive, which means burning hole in Dom's pocket. I'm not sure actually how many Chinese still follows this tradition but mine is sort of a simplified version of it. T'was a Saturday morning...


Beloved bethrothal had arrived with my gifts (or more of gifts of my mom's requests)


Mom (left) receiving gifts. Dom and his aunts from Johor holding liquer, condiments and Dragon & Phoenix Candle.


Dom looking at my Kah Lui Peng aka Wedding Biscuits.


Me helping my mom arranging the booty at the Sky God altar.


Mom offering fluorescent pink candle to Sky God.


Invite card from the in-laws.


Entertaining Dom's aunt with Seremban's famous SiewPow.


Mom offering joss sticks to Goddess of Mercy.


Mom and Dom trying to disentangle the wicks from the Dragon & Phoenix Candle. According to southern customs, the bride side should keep the Dragon Candle and return the Phoenix Candle to the groom side. Later on the Wedding day, the Candles should be brought together again (what a hassle).


These gifts are to be 'returned' to the groom. Mom says, 'Got come, got go'.

Day ended with lunch at Seremban's Regent Restaurant and Dom driving all the way back to Muar again. Lucky Muar is approximately 2 hours away, I can't imagine those couples who stay like one in Penang an the other Johor *pengsan*.

1 comment:

Dirty Old Man said...

hehe...the GDL thing cost a Nikon D300....